The Virtue of the Night of Decree and the Meaning of “Better Than a Thousand Months”
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Question:
Also, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Qadr 97:3] If you could speak, O Shaykh, about the virtue of this great night, and also about the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Qadr 97:3]?
Answer:
Yes, this night is a great night. It is better than a thousand months, meaning in terms of worship; worship on this night is better than worship over a thousand months. A thousand months, when divided by years, amounts to eighty-three years and a fraction, which is a long lifespan. If a person spent his entire life in obedience to Allah, this night would equal that long lifespan, provided that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, accepts it from the Muslim. This serves as an encouragement to seize this night and seek it out. This is only achieved by exerting effort in all the nights of Ramadan, because it has not been specified as a particular night in Ramadan. Every night in Ramadan is a possibility for it being the Night of Decree. Therefore, the Muslim should begin his exertion in the nights of Ramadan from the first night to the last. If he completes all the nights, there is no doubt that he will have encountered the Night of Decree. He will also have additional nights of Ramadan, thus gaining both rewards: standing in prayer throughout Ramadan and standing in prayer on the Night of Decree. As for one who limits himself to some of the nights, he does not guarantee that he has hit the Night of Decree, as it is possible that it falls in the nights he left out. Therefore, the Muslim should strive in obedience and standing in prayer in all the nights of Ramadan in order to encounter this great night. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Also, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍbetter than a thousand months.
خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍAnswer:
Yes, this night is a great night. It is better than a thousand months, meaning in terms of worship; worship on this night is better than worship over a thousand months. A thousand months, when divided by years, amounts to eighty-three years and a fraction, which is a long lifespan. If a person spent his entire life in obedience to Allah, this night would equal that long lifespan, provided that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, accepts it from the Muslim. This serves as an encouragement to seize this night and seek it out. This is only achieved by exerting effort in all the nights of Ramadan, because it has not been specified as a particular night in Ramadan. Every night in Ramadan is a possibility for it being the Night of Decree. Therefore, the Muslim should begin his exertion in the nights of Ramadan from the first night to the last. If he completes all the nights, there is no doubt that he will have encountered the Night of Decree. He will also have additional nights of Ramadan, thus gaining both rewards: standing in prayer throughout Ramadan and standing in prayer on the Night of Decree. As for one who limits himself to some of the nights, he does not guarantee that he has hit the Night of Decree, as it is possible that it falls in the nights he left out. Therefore, the Muslim should strive in obedience and standing in prayer in all the nights of Ramadan in order to encounter this great night. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 19 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|إنا أنزلناه في ليلة القدر|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (9:00)
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